The Ratings Percentage Index is one of the most influential statistics in sports, and the NCAA is justly proud of a universally recognized rating system that it created in-house. But now the NCAA should take a page from the book of the man who invented the RPI.

In his feature for ESPN Insider John says John Calipari always has an abundance of talent on hand, but this year Kentucky has given their coach something new: a team that's equally outstanding on both sides of the ball.

With all 14 conferences (finally) reporting, John looks at the per-possession numbers and says the ACC may not need to bring in Syracuse and Pitt to give North Carolina and Duke a challenge after all. It's already happening.

In his first look at 2012 per-possession happenings, John says Kansas is really good (even though they're less talented than ever), Pitt's really bad (even though their offensive rebounding's better than ever), and Georgia State is just plain scary on D.

Bill Self's made it clear he doesn't have the depth he's accustomed to at Kansas, but in his feature for ESPN Insider John says the Jayhawks will win or share the Big 12 title for an eighth consecutive year.

Even with the arrival of BYU in the West Coast Conference, tonight's game between the Zags and the Gaels will once again determine first place in the league. In his feature for ESPN Insider John previews the showdown.